StandardAero has appointed Paul McElhinney Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Russell Ford, who will remain executive chairman of the board through year-end. McElhinney brings more than three decades of aerospace and industrial leadership experience to the role, including senior positions at GE Aviation Services and GE Power Services. He has also served on StandardAero’s board since […]
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StandardAero has signed a supplier services agreement with GMR Aero Technic, India’s largest third-party MRO provider, to expand on-wing engine support for airlines in India. The agreement initially covers support for narrow-body engines including CFM International’s CFM56-7B, LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B, StandardAero said. India is a major market for the latest-generation LEAP engines, which power Airbus
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StandardAero has opened a 70,000 ft² extension to its Winnipeg facility, increasing MRO and component repair capacity for airline and military operators worldwide. The expanded site supports GE Aerospace CF34-3/8 and CFM International CFM56 engines, which power a range of regional, business, commercial and military aircraft, including the Embraer E-Jets, MHIRJ CRJ family, Bombardier Challenger,
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StandardAero has expanded its business aviation airframe maintenance capabilities at Van Nuys, California, adding support for select Bombardier Global aircraft. The company’s Van Nuys MRO facility is now authorised to provide airframe inspections, repairs, structural work and avionics services for the Global Express, Global Express XRS, Global 5000, Global 6000 and Global 7500. The site
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StandardAero has secured an exclusive, multi-year contract from Tanzania’s Precision Air to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127M engines powering the airline’s ATR fleet. The agreement covers the PW127M turboprops installed across Precision Air’s nine ATR 42-500/600 and ATR 72-500 aircraft, extending a long-standing partnership between the
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StandardAero has signed a multi-year agreement with aircraft lessor Avolon to provide CFM International LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engine maintenance services for the leasing company’s customers. The LeaseTEAM agreement gives Avolon non-exclusive access to a range of maintenance, repair and overhaul services for LEAP engines powering Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. Avolon’s portfolio includes
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StandardAero’s Board of Directors has appointed Paul McElhinney, a 35-year aerospace industry veteran and StandardAero’s current Lead Independent Director, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He will succeed Russel Ford who will retire after 13 years leading the company and a 45-year career in the aerospace industry. McElhinney will assume the role of CEO on October
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StandardAero has acquired Unified Turbines, LLC (Unified Turbines) in an all-cash transaction. Unified Turbines marks StandardAero’s 14th acquisition since 2015 and its eighth within the Component Repair Services (CRS) segment. Founded in 1997 and operating from its facility in Milton, Vermont, Unified Turbines is an FAA Repair Station. The company provides hot section component repair
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StandardAero has appointed Giovanni Spitale as President of its Business Aviation segment with immediate effect. He succeeds Anthony (Tony) Brancato III, who is retiring after nearly a decade in leadership roles at StandardAero and more than 40 years in the aviation industry. Spitale brings over 30 years of experience across engineering, operations and global leadership.
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StandardAero has signed a general terms agreement (GTA) with global aircraft lessor AviLease. The agreement enables StandardAero to provide AviLease with MRO services for the CFM International LEAP-1A, LEAP-1B and CFM International CFM56-7B engines in support of its global leasing activities. Headquartered in Saudi Arabia and backed by the long-term capital of its visionary shareholder,
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